Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. accused China of using the supposed "gentleman's agreement" between former president Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping as a smoke screen to deflect their illegal activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Teodoro,...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin says the investment environment in the Philippines needs to improve further in order to compete...
(L-R) India's Minister of External Affairs, H.B. Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo courtesy of DND) The Department of National Defense (DND) secured the commitment of India to establish a credible defense posture for the...
Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday, April 1 expressed opposition to any move by the Philippines in its maritime conflict with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that will endanger the Filipino people. "There is no shame in pursuing peace. Whatever action that may put any Filipino in danger is a gross...
The local stock market kicked off the first trading day of the second quarter with a substantial hike following strong economic data from China and the US. The main index jumped by 76.28 points or 1.10 percent to close at 6,979.81 as Conglomerates led the advance while the Industrial sector lagged...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (left), Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (PPAB, Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin believes that Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. place the four-star rank on Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil following his appointment as the 30th Chief of the Philippine National Police during a ceremony at Camp Crame in Quezon City on Monday, April 1, 2024....
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday, April 1, called on Sen. Imee Marcos to conduct an inquiry into former president Rodrigo Duterte's "secret deal" with China for Ayungin Shoal. Trillanes issued the statement as he posted a video which he said serves as an explainer for Marcos, who...
China remains mum on the possibility that the Philippines would file another arbitral case against Beijing for the destruction of the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea. "No comment now," the Chinese Embassy in Manila said Monday, April 1, after being asked about the Philippines' plan....
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL), the operating subsidiary of PAL Holdings Inc., reported a 92 percent jump in net income last year to $379 million or P21 billion, an all-time high and under the first year of leadership of Lucio Tan III, from the $197 million or P11 billion earned in 2022. In...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is not inclined on removing the caps for the number of days allowed for maintenance shutdowns and even for the ‘forced outages’ of power plants across technologies. As sounded off by ERC Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta, “it’s impossible to remove the...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, April 1, former president Rodrigo Duterte had always been predisposed to bow to China’s whims during his term Thus, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque’s disclosure of a “gentleman’s agreement” with Chinese...
